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and Arne Garborg, and the journalists, F. Bætzmann and
E. Vullum. In spite of the frequent change of editor, the paper
has always been a staunch defender of the policy of the Storthing
majority, and is actually considered to be the closest ally of the
Government. It was conducted by L. Holst from 1883 to 1898,
and is at present edited by A. T. Omholt.

During the nineties, a number of smaller papers have been
started in Kristiania, which have chiefly aimed at a greater
cheapness than their older brethren. Of these we will mention the
Conservative papers, Ørebladet (1891) and Landsbladet (1893, as a
continuation of the older papers. «Fædrelandet» and
«Almuevennen»), the Liberal Eidsvold (1894), and Kristiania Dagsavis
(1897) without any settled political party-standpoint.
Social-Demokraten (1884) and Arbeideren (1895) are organs for the special
interests of the working-classes. Den 17de Mai, established in
the beginning of 1894, is issued in «landsmaal», and is the organ
of the «language-strugglers». It was first edited by Arne Garborg.

Simultaneously a rejuvenation took place of the venerable
Nestor of the Norwegian press, the already-mentioned Norske
Intelligenssedler,
which had long been leading a languishing
existence, dedicated almost exclusively to advertisements. When, in
1890, the editorship of the paper was undertaken by Hjalmar
Løken
, it took up arms, with all the freshness and dauntlessness
of youth, in defence of political and social reforms, while it
has distinguished itself by its independence and fairness in
discussion.

The Norwegian provincial press, in its development, has
followed to the best of its ability the impulse given by its pioneers
in the capital. It must here be remembered, however, what great
difficulties our country’s provincial press has to contend with, on
account of the small population of the towns, and the scattered
population of the country. In former times, there were many
papers that had scarcely 100 subscribers; and printer, salesman
and editor were, and still are, in a few cases, united in one person.
If the newspapers in the smaller Norwegian towns are very modest
as regards their contents and get-up, their number, on the other
hand, is considerable. In almost every Norwegian town there
now appear, two or three times a week, at least two papers,
organs of the two great political parties. Even the world’s most
northerly town, little Hammerfest, has its two papers, and there

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